T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network
The hacks were carried out by a Chinese government-backed hacking group called Salt Typhoon. The campaign compromised hundreds of phone companies, internet giants, and data center providers with the goal of collecting phone records and information about senior U.S. government officials, including then-presidential candidates. Hacked companies included AT&T, Verizon, satellite phone network Viasat, and network infrastructure giants Charter and Windstream.
- ▪The hacks were carried out by a Chinese government-backed hacking group called Salt Typhoon.
- ▪The campaign compromised hundreds of phone companies, internet giants, and data center providers with the goal of collecting phone records and information about senior U.S. government officials, including then-presidential candidates.
- ▪Hacked companies included AT&T, Verizon, satellite phone network Viasat, and network infrastructure giants Charter and Windstream.
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In Brief Posted: 10:26 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 Image Credits:Gabby Jones / Bloomberg / Getty Images Zack Whittaker T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network New reporting from Bloomberg revealed how cybersecurity staff at U.S. phone provider T-Mobile identified and expelled Chinese hackers from its network in 2024 during a spate of industry-wide intrusions by Beijing aimed at stealing customer data. The hacks were carried out by a Chinese government-backed hacking group called Salt Typhoon. The campaign compromised hundreds of phone companies, internet giants, and data center providers with the goal of collecting phone records and information about senior U.S. government officials, including then-presidential candidates.
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